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“Shrine #4, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

Shrine #4, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

Author adminPosted on December 17, 2009Categories PhotographyTags Africa, Ethiopia, Harar, Islam, saint, shrine, sufi, tombLeave a comment on “Shrine #4, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

Shrine #3, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

Shrine #3, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

Author adminPosted on December 17, 2009Categories PhotographyTags Africa, Ethiopia, Harar, Islam, saint, shrine, sufi, tombLeave a comment on Shrine #3, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

Shrine #2, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

Shrine #2, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

A simpler form of shrine to the deceased saints is a rock-pile over the grave, often, though not always, at the base of one of the grand sycamore trees that, as elsewhere in Ethiopia, mark important cult and political sites. This week: shrines in Harar.

Author adminPosted on December 15, 2009Categories PhotographyTags Africa, Ethiopia, Harar, Islam, rocks, saint, shrine, sufi, tomb, treeLeave a comment on Shrine #2, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

Shrine #1, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

Shrine #1, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009

Harar is a Sufi area, and the old town and surrounding area is full of shrines to the local saints–over 300 of them, apparently. This one is on a central street, colorfully painted, and with two places for offerings and the burning of incense.

Author adminPosted on December 14, 2009Categories PhotographyTags Africa, Ethiopia, Harar, saint, shrine, sufi, tombLeave a comment on Shrine #1, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009
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